, 1887-12-29

| according to tho location and the products
common thereto. Taking the horse
power used In flour milling, tho statistics
show that In Ohio, with n product OF 49,
| OOO, 900 bushels Of wheat, 81 ,2s3 horse
power, both steam and water were util-
lied. In Indiana, with product Of A.
OOO, 900 bushels, OF wheat, only 2s, ,7gs
horse power were employed I'm, tho mi IL
ing interest. The population for the
Same years was, for Indiana, |, ,97S, 900,
and for,Ohio .l3, COO.
Now to generalize somewhat In relation
to Spokane Falls. estimate that the
Big Bend country and Palouse country,
together with tho smaller areas OF agrl-
cultural land scattered through the coun-
try north and southeast OF Spokane Falls,
are capable, when thoroughly under cul !.
tivation, OF producing in the neigborhood
OF 5000, 900 bushels OF wheat.
In Indiana tho relation Of horse power
utilized I'm the flour milling IL one horse
power to 1897 bushels OF wheat. That is
the portion OF power to wheat produced
and not to wheat ground into hour 1t in
cluded wheat shipped out OF the1state as
we'll as wheat milled In the state, Using this
ratio, and assuming that half Of the ultl-
mate wheat production OF the country
tributary to this city, would he ground
into flour i'm spokane Falls, would show
that 1000 horse power could he utilized in
Touring mills alone, and assuming eleven
mean n population Of $4,000 inhabitants
whenever this amount OF power is util-
lied, In making tho statement that tho
average population per horse power, In
the United States, is as eleven to one, IL
must not be understood that eleven per-
sons are directly employed in the estab-
meuts using the horse r5wer IL simply
means that this Is the ratio OF power to
the population living in the city, town or
state, and furthermore IL means that
these eleven persons would be occupied
in all manner Of pursuits, but still de-
pending I'm one way or another, upon the
Industries In operation.
To show that even in small town the
relationship of population to horse po wer,
maintain this ratio estimate that the horse
power utilized I'm Spokane Falls to-day,
both steam and water at about 900; while
the effect OF population upon horse power,
and horse power. upon population Is
largely reciprocal one-in other words,
while the utilization OF horse power
causes an increase OF population, 1t also
requires certain number of consumers
to justify the operation OF given guam
tity OF power. As matter Of course, the
increase Of one industry means the in.
crease OF others, and when the time ar
rives for 1000 horse power to be utilized
i'm manufacturing, using the statistical
proportion for the entire country, that
5000 horse power would be utilized in
lumber Industries, which, Of course, in .
cludes all industries using lumber in one
form or another 1t meansa proportion
ate increase Of 1900 horse power In WOODEN
industries, and about the same horse
power in paper milling, provided, OF
course, the necessary raw material for the
manufacture OF paper can he obtaine d, of
which there Is little doubt.
To forecast the industries OF Spokane
Fails for a period OF twenty. five years
hence II would be safe to assume that 15,-
600 horse power will be utilized at that
600 inhabitants. To show that this esti-